Scott Kruger

Date of Birth: Mar 31, 1967
Age: Deceased
Place of Birth: Swift Current, SK, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: C
Height: 175 cm / 5'9"
Weight: 82 kg / 181 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: -

Scott Kruger Facts

Kruger, 19, died on December 30, 1986, in a team bus crash, near Swift Current, Sask.
Twin brothers: Darren Kruger, Trevor Kruger
Uncle: Lorne Frey

Scott Kruger Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1983-1984	Swift Current Broncos	SJHL	6	1	5	6	0	-
1984-1985	Swift Current Indians	SJHL	64	37	111	148	76	-
1985-1986	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL	72	26	80	106	22	-	Playoffs	20	5	18	23	16	-
1986-1987	Swift Current Broncos	WHL	36	19	37	56	32	-

Scott Kruger Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
SJHL	2	70	38	116	154	2.20	76	-	0
WHL	2	108	45	117	162	1.50	54	-	1	20	5	18	23	1.15	16	-

Scott Kruger Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Prince Albert Raiders	1	72	26	80	106	1.47	22	-	1	20	5	18	23	1.15	16	-
Swift Current Broncos	2	42	20	42	62	1.48	32	-	0
Swift Current Indians (SJHL)	1	64	37	111	148	2.31	76	-	0

Scott Kruger Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1984-1985	SJHL Most Points SJHL Most Valuable Player

Scott Kruger Biography and Trivia

Number 9 retired by Swift Current Broncos

Kruger was one of four victims killed when the Swift Current Broncos team bus crashed on its way to a WHL game in Regina on December 30, 1986. Three of his teammates, Trent Kresse, Chris Mantyka and Brent Ruff, were also killed in the accident. The WHL named its Player of the Year award the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy in honour of the four Broncos players who were killed in the bus crash. The Swift Current Broncos retired the player jersey numbers and the numbers were included on a shoulder patch that can be seen on the Broncos' jerseys.